ALMUDAINA TOWER

Almudaina is located in the interior of the province of Alacant, in the mountainous region of Comtat, 587 metres above sea level. Visitors who come to this peaceful and friendly locality will be able to discover its singular tower, a keystone of the town's identity, square and rough, as described by Gabriel Miró in his novel Las cerezas del cementerio (1910).

Built in medieval Islamic times, the tower formed part of the fortified enclosure (cortig) of the existing small farmhouse. The town was then known as 'al-Mudayyina': the citadel, from which the present-day Almudaina derives its name.

The restoration work carried out on the tower and its surroundings allows us to understand, through the traces found in its walls, the curious technique used in its construction and the traces of the changes that have taken place over its eight hundred years of history.

After passing through the small door, the visitor discovers the interior spaces in which a subtle museum-graphic discourse unfolds, immersing oneself in the history of the tower and of Almudaina.

This and much more is on offer to the traveller who approaches Gabriel Miró's Posuna*.

*Postuna is the literary name of Almudaina